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Correct answer: 5
- Find : all 5 girls stand consecutively
Treat the 5 girls as one single block.
Then we have:
- 5 boys
- 1 block of 5 girls
So total objects to arrange .
Number of ways to arrange these 6 objects:
Within the girls' block, the 5 girls can permute among themselves in: ways.
Hence,
- Find : exactly 4 girls stand consecutively
We need a block of exactly 4 consecutive girls, but not all 5 consecutive.
Step 2.1: Choose the 4 girls forming the consecutive block
This can be done in: ways.
Arrange these 4 girls within the block in: ways.
Now we have the following 7 objects:
- 5 boys
- 1 block of 4 girls
- 1 remaining girl
So total objects .
If we arrange these freely, number of arrangements is:
Thus initial count is:
Step 2.2: Subtract cases where all 5 girls become consecutive
This happens when the remaining girl stands adjacent to the block of 4 girls.
For any arrangement of the 6 objects consisting of:
- 5 boys
- 1 block of 4 girls
there are ways to arrange them.
Now the remaining girl can be attached to the 4-girl block on either side to make all 5 girls consecutive:
Also:
- choose the 4 girls in the block: ways,
- arrange them inside: ways.
So number of unwanted arrangements is:
Therefore,
Now simplify:
Hence,
- Compute
We have
and
Thus,
- Final Answer
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